3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (397+ words) A sweeping new report covering 80+ jurisdictions flags unlicensed gambling platforms, e-wallets, and virtual assets as key vulnerabilities for illicit finance The global anti-money laundering watchdog just put the online gambling industry on notice. The Financial Action Task Force released its…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (440+ words) The hedge fund giant is taking another swing at the LME after courts rejected its earlier $456 million claim over cancelled nickel trades from the 2022 crisis. Elliott Investment Management has filed a fresh lawsuit against the London Metal Exchange, this time…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (593+ words) The blockchain protocol uses randomly selected AI validators running different language models to adjudicate claims for about fifty cents a pop Imagine a courtroom where the judge, jury, and stenographer are all AI models, the proceedings wrap up before your…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (297+ words) The DOJ and FBI seized over $560,000 in digital assets and took down internet infrastructure used by Hamas's military wing to solicit crypto donations. The US Department of Justice has spent years chasing terrorist money through the blockchain, and the latest…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (332+ words) Uzbek nationals allegedly funneled USDT to an al-Qaeda affiliate and used crypto to export vehicles and heavy equipment to Syria South Korean police have arrested four Uzbek nationals in the city of Gwangju for allegedly using cryptocurrency to finance a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (422+ words) Chainalysis is suing to block a massive sole-source deal between ICE and rival TRM Labs, calling it the largest blockchain analytics contract ever awarded by the federal government. Immigration and Customs Enforcement handed TRM Labs a $94.66 million contract for blockchain…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (224+ words) A former crypto-asset CEO is contesting US fraud charges in a London court, raising human rights arguments that could set precedent for the industry The defendant’s legal team has mounted an unusual defense. Rather than contesting the substance of the…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (456+ words) The founder of Poland's largest crypto exchange vanished in 2022, and authorities have now merged the missing-person case with a financial probe into the platform he built Sylwester Suszek, founder of the Polish crypto exchange BitBay, disappeared on March 10, 2022. Four years…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (422+ words) Two employees were detained or questioned by UAE authorities over third-party fund flows linked to a corporate bank account used for customer transactions. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is navigating an uncomfortable stretch in one of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (269+ words) Zach Witkoff says the California judge suggested arbitration rather than ruling in Sun's favor, setting up a messy he-said-he-said over a billion-dollar crypto dispute Justin Sun told the world he won in court. The other side says that’s not what…...